Career Traction & Press
These are the milestones and achievements we’ve been lucky to be a part of.

November 2019 - Techstars Startup Weekend (with Google for Startups)
Techstars is referred to as the world’s largest launchpad for new entrepreneurs. In its first ever appearance in Cape Breton, 22 ideas that were narrowed down to eight viable businesses.

July 2019 - SEO 101 Event (Cape Breton)
Colin MacInnis is joining us from Marketing Qualified to help founders rank their businesses. Colin will review three components of SEO and how business owners can quickly rank their websites for local search queries.

July 2019 - Nova Scotia's Securicy Raises $1.8 Million from Public, Private Investors
Cape Breton-based Securicy, which provides end-to-end cybersecurity tools and resources for small and medium businesses, has raised $1.8 million in funding from both public and private investors.

July 2018 - Email Marketing Event (Cape Breton)
Join Colin MacInnis on Tuesday, July 10, to learn how he leverages new methods for building ethically-sourced email lists that drive engagement and attention among online communities.

February 2018 - Securicy Launches Free Product for Startups
The company announced this week that its new platform is now live, and that it can help young companies understand what they need to do to protect themselves from cyber-criminals.

February 2018 - In Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product
The Sydney company issued a statement Thursday with the announcements, highlighting an acceleration of its growth over the past two years.

February 2018 - Securicy Announces the Launch of Policy Builder
Securicy, a Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Boston, Massachusetts-based provider of end-to-end cybersecurity tools and resources for small and mid-sized business, announces today the launch of Policy Builder, the inaugural product in its cybersecurity solution suite.

September 2017 - CloudKettle Names 1st Senior Partner
CloudKettle, the Halifax SaaS tech consultancy that advises major international customers, is hitting a milestone this week.

November 2015 - Innovacorp Reveals I-3 Finalists
Innovacorp on Monday released the list of finalists for the regional and sectoral contests in the I-3 Technology Startup Competition.

August 2015 - Living Here, Loving It (with Colin MacInnis)
Six new technology companies in Cape Breton have been named winners in the 2015 Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge. A total of $200,000 in cash will be awarded to the following companies…

August 2015 - Spark Cape Breton Winners Named for 2015
Six new technology companies in Cape Breton have been named winners in the 2015 Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge. A total of $200,000 in cash will be awarded to the following companies…

April 2015 - Phased.io Focuses on Succession
Phased.io, a young company developing at the UIT program at Cape Breton University, is looking for companies and organizations that can help it develop an online product to help with succession or bringing in new employees.

February 2015 - Cape Breton Entrepreneurs Pitching Startup Idea
Now armed with a business degree from St. Francis Xavier University, the 22-year-old aspiring entrepreneur from Glace Bay is back home and looking to make his mark on the island’s economic landscape.